Iona Abbey Musician

Iona Abbey Musician

by | 29 Oct 2024 | Music, People, SSG

Iona Abbey is looking for a church musician.  Working at Iona Abbey offers the chance to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community. As Musician, you will provide a variety of music, such as congregational songs, appropriate for Iona Abbey’s...
Desiderio desideravi

Desiderio desideravi

by | 28 Oct 2024 | Holy See, Liturgy, Resources, Review

Fr Andrew Cameron-Mowat sj introduces the apostolic letter of Pope Francis, Desiderio desideravi, on the liturgical formation of the People of God. This article was first published in the Society of St Gregory’s journal, Music & Liturgy, in June 2023.
Chant for Advent

Chant for Advent

by | 23 Oct 2024 | Music, Resources, Review

Pluscarden Abbey The Season of Advent: Gregorian Chant from the Monks of Pluscarden Abbey £12 from Pluscarden Abbey shop (pluscardenabbey.org/shop/cd) Review by Sr Margaret Truran OSB The 2023 CD released by the monks of Pluscarden Abbey is a musical and liturgical...
Revised English Hymnal

Revised English Hymnal

by | 23 Oct 2024 | SSG

Review: The Revised English Hymnal The Canterbury Press (2023) £35 Review by John Kitchen We have waited a long time for this, but at last it has appeared:  the latest version of the English Hymnal.  Its publication has been beset by endless delays, but the full music...
Clifton Podcasts

Clifton Podcasts

by | 22 Oct 2024 | Liturgy, Music, Resources

The Clifton Diocese has produced a series of short podcasts in which Christopher Walker and Richard Jeffrey-Gray talk about  ways to introduce singing of the parts of the Mass from the simplest Alleluia to more accomplished settings.  There also links to recommended musical settings.  The topics of the podcasts . . .